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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by arghwhat on Monday February 25, 2019 @04:21AM (#19244213)
I'll be the first guy again, quoting your link: "used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely"

American colloquialisms are awkward, but if you dig deep enough, you will find traces of their original meaning shining through, despite the best efforts of the people to eliminate it.

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Re:MacOS Finder Shows Zero-Size Folders by Dylan16807 on Monday February 25, 2019 @05:01AM (#19244436)
"I've never seen it" is a low likelihood, but it's easy to go lower. Applying "less" to the likelihood of the error is perfectly reasonable. The word "less" is not being compared to "never".
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